Courtesy The Sunday Mail.......
Is your A&E getting the chop? Secret report reveals lives will be at risk in sweeping plans to
close 25 casualty units
NHS bombshell study: 'High risk of poor patient outcomes' from A&E cuts
We reveal 11 more casualty unites are in danger - making 25 in total
Thousands of readers respond to our petition to register their anger
Read the stories behind the closures - and find out how YOU can stop them
Sweeping plans to close casualty departments carry a 'code red' risk of having a serious impact
on patients' health, a secret internal NHS study has revealed.
The shocking disclosure comes in a risk-assessment dossier, prepared by officials pushing for the
closure of four out of nine A&E units in North-West London and obtained by The Mail on Sunday.
It comes as our campaign against the cuts gathers pace, and as:
The number of units which have already been closed or downgraded, or are facing such cuts reached 25.
Almost 7,000 Mail on Sunday readers signed our petition to persuade Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to
curb the shutdowns.
More heartbreaking stories emerged from areas where A&Es have already closed - including the
case of a retired
ambulanceman who died from a heart attack having taken over an hour to get to hospital.
Mr Hunt restated the policy of his predecessor, Andrew Lansley, that changes must be 'locally led'
by health professionals,
and that 'the interests of the local community must be key'. Critics say that, in fact, many doctors
oppose the cuts, as does the public.
Where A&E units are facing closure, NHS bosses have insisted that they have only one aim - improving
patient care - and not saving money.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2207274/A-E-closures-